US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Swing to $985 Million Net Inflow for 2026
Key Takeaways
- •US spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded a year-to-date net inflow of $985 million in 2026, returning cumulative net creations to positive territory after a negative start to the year.
- •SoSoValue flow data shows the funds absorbed roughly $6.34 billion during the third quarter of 2026, which the report characterized as the strongest quarterly result.
- •The third-quarter total implies approximately $5.36 billion in net outflows across the first half of 2026, a gap that the quarter's creations more than offset.
- •US spot Bitcoin ETFs began trading in January 2024 after the SEC approved 11 products, including BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust and Fidelity's Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund.
- •The year-to-date tally is updated daily by SoSoValue, and October-through-December flows will determine the final full-year figure.
US Spot Bitcoin ETFs Swing to $985 Million Net Inflow for 2026
United States spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) holding Bitcoin (BTC) have erased a bruising start to 2026, with the year's cumulative net inflow now standing at $985 million.
According to flow data from SoSoValue, the funds absorbed roughly $6.34 billion during the third quarter of the year, which the report characterized as the strongest quarterly result. The third quarter ran from July through September 2026, and the article was published on October 4, 2026. Set against that quarterly total, the $985 million year-to-date figure implies roughly $5.36 billion in net outflows across the first half of the year — a gap the third quarter's creations more than offset.
The swing means total net creations across US spot Bitcoin ETFs have returned to positive territory for the year to date, despite a negative start to the year. Net inflow figures measure the difference between fund creations and redemptions over a given period, and the resulting tallies are widely tracked as a read on demand for these brokerage-accessible products.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs began trading in January 2024, after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a slate of 11 such products. The lineup includes funds from major asset managers, among them BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and Fidelity's Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC), alongside offerings from other issuers. These vehicles hold Bitcoin directly, allowing investors to obtain exposure to the asset through standard brokerage accounts rather than through crypto exchanges or self-custody.
SoSoValue, a digital-asset market data platform, publishes daily flow statistics for US-listed crypto ETFs, tracking creations and redemptions across issuers. Its datasets are widely cited in coverage of ETF fund movements. With those statistics updated daily, the year-to-date tally will keep moving with each new session, the October-through-December readings will determine where the full-year figure ultimately settles.
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